FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): The highway between Faizabad, the provincial capital, and Kishim district in northeastern Badakhshan province has been blocked by heavy snow, an official said on Monday.
Construction head at Public Works Department Eng. Iftikhar Makhdoom Zada told Pajhwok Afghan News snow had blocked the Faizabad-Kishim highway in Qara Kamar area, Arbab Sarwar district and Pul-i-Begum area.
He said the provincial director of public works visited the area with equipment such as loaders, truck and other machines to reopen the road.
Faiz Rahman, one of the passengers stuck in Pul-i-Begum area, called Pajhwok by phone to demand reopening of the road.
He has been waiting for an hour, but the snow clearing team is yet to arrive and dozens of people have been stuck on both sides of the road, including women and children.
The Faizabad-Kishim highway connects Badakhshan with Takhar province.
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